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It's no secret that two wash arms clean faster than one, but what good is speed if the car isn't clean? Using a single high pressure pump station, the BayWash G2's Dual Wash Towers apply Tunnel Clean Technology to process up to 20 cars per hour. This allows the G2 to deliver a quality of wash that will get your customers to try extra services and come back week after week.

Self-serve Has Gone Green! Less water. Less power. Less Chemicals. Taking orders!


Resources

We have compiled a large amount of information to help you in planning your car wash. From vendor literature to our Car Wash Site Analysis tool. Look below for downloadable documents and links to industry sites.

Industry Links

General Pump

General Pump, along with our parent company, Interpump Group S.r.l., has been the world leader in plunger pump development since 1982. While known as the leader in plunger pumps for the pressure cleaning industry, we have expanded to serve Vehicle Wash as well as many Industrial Applications. Always striving to serve our customers better, General Pump’s 54,000 square foot headquarters in Minnesota

http://www.generalpump.com

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Diamond H20

When we started in the water conditioning business, we had a hard time convincing the public of the need for our products. Today, we don't need to preach to anyone about the benefits of high-quality H2O.

http://www.diamondh2o.com

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Mosmatic Corp.

Mosmatic AG has developed a very good reputation in the Car Wash, High Pressure Cleaning and Rotary Union Market. High quality, longevity and design are the keywords of Mosmatic principles MOSMATIC Corporation 8313-196th Ave. P.O.Box 400 BRISTOL, WI 53104-0400 USA Phone 1-800-788-9880 Fax 262-857-2421 Email swivels(at)mosmatic.com Internet http://www.mosmatic.com

http://www.mosmatic.com

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Hamilton Mfg.

As a business owner what is most important to you? Is it your customer’s Convenience? The Security of the machine? Or, more Marketing capabilities? Now Hamilton offers you all three in one BIG machine, the HTK.

http://www.hamiltonmfg.com

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ACW and Paystations

Hamilton Transaction Kiosk

As a business owner what is most important to you? Is it your customer’s Convenience? The Security of the machine?Or, more Marketing capabilities? Now Hamilton offers you all three in one machine, the HTK.

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Changers

Hamilton carries a full line of changers in many configurations to fit your needs

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The Gold Line® Plus

The Gold Line® Plus Graphic Display Credit Card/Receipt Printer Single Bill Dispenser You’ve met our Gold Line® Auto Cashier now let us introduce you to The GoldLine® Plus. In addition to all the amenities of the original Gold Line® AutoCashier,the Plus includes a single bill dispenser, the large graphic display, and credit card acceptance with receipt printer.

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Gold line

The Gold Line® Autocashier isamong the most dependable,durable, and reliable entrysystems on the market today.

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Pumps

Arimitsu Pumps

Arimitsu provides proven, industry leading plunger pumps for a variety of applications including Carwash, Industrial, Misting and Carpet / Upholstery Cleaning.

www.arimitsupumps.com

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Cat Pumps

AT PUMPS is a manufacturer of quality, industrial, positive displacement, triplex piston and plunger pumps and custom engineered pumping systems with over 40 years of experience in industrial high pressure systems.

www.catpumps.com

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HTCK Comparison Brochure

Compare pumps by "General Pump" such as General Pump’s HTCK4050S to other manufacturers.

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HTCK 4050

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Water Heating

Squire Indirect Heaters by Lochinvar

With 6 models to choose from in capacities from 30-119 gallons, we are sure to have the right size indirect water heater to fit your application. Squire now features important enhancements that our customers will recognize and benefit from such as a welded and passivated stainless steel tank and heat exchanger, two-inch thick, high-density insulating foam with a tested R Value of 13.4, and best of all an American made product built in Lebanon, Tennessee.

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Sheild Condensing Heaters by Lochinvar

The SHIELD™ commercial water heater delivers best-in-class innovation from Lochinvar. It operates at 96% thermal efficiency, with inputs up to 500,000 Btu/hr, and provides a 100% effective defense against a water heater’s worst enemy—lime scale buildup inside the tank.

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Armor Condensing Heaters by Lochinvar

There are several tank-type commercial water heaters on the market with thermal efficiencies of 95% or higher. They all promise tremendous savings on operating costs compared to standard-efficiency units, but none of them truly measures up to the Lochinvar Armor.

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Century Xi Commercial Gas Water Heaters by A.O. Smith

Cyclone models deliver extraordinary storage and dollar-saving up to 96% efficiency. Four units can be manifolded to provide total storage of 520 gallons and total input of 2M BTU — ideal for mid-sized restaurants and 50–300 room hotels. And the Cyclone is designed to fit in corners and flush against the wall for maximum installation flexibility.

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Point of Sales Systems

Point of Sale Systems

For selling wash codes to be redeemed at an on site, single bay automatic car wash.

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Floor Heating

Knight XL

KNIGHT is recognized for it's reliable, proven performance and high quality standards. Its award winning design assures contractors and home owners peace of mind and long term savings in operating costs. Now, Lochinvar has raised the KNIGHT standard to even greater heights. The dramatically enhanced SMART SYSTEM™ control with color display gives installers and maintenance personnel a greater level of control than ever before. It's easier to access all the information they need to setup, troubleshoot and monitor all boiler functions. Additionally, two new cascading options allow the installer to fine-tune sequencing of multiple boiler installations. More than ever, KNIGHT is the best choice for traditional hydronic space heating, radiant floor heating and domestic hot water applications.

www.lochinvar.com

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Bay Accessories

Booms

We carry a wide variety of booms and boom package to meet all the specifications of your car wash.

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Meter Boxes

Hydrospray can make a meter box designed specially to your specifications.

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Air Lift Doors Inc

Phone: 612-529-1000 Info@airliftdoors.com

www.airliftdoors.com/product.htm

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Blast-o-Dry

Blast-o-Dry

For self-service car wash operators, a detailing money-maker unlike any other.

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Automatics

Rainmaker Touchless Automatic

The Rainmaker is a modern twist to the well known workhorse "The Classic" with many technological upgrades the Rainmaker utilizes sensors to measure the vehicle and place the rotating wands as close to the vehicle as possible to ensure the best quality wash available. With features such as stainless steel construction and remote control computer access, the Rainmaker is the most reliable In-Bay Automatic on the market!

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Classic Touch Free Automatic

Classic Touch Free In-Bay Automatic- Complete System Includes: 2 Step Pre Soak, Low Pressure Wax, Low Pressure Clear Coat Protectant, High Pressure Wash, Cold Water Rinse, Undercarriage Wash, Wheel & Rocker Blaster, Stainless/ Poly Floor Guide Rails, 3 Function Traffic Sign, Touch Screen Interface, Remote Access (Internet Required).

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G2 Touchfree Automatic

It's no secret that two wash arms clean faster than one, but what good is speed if the car isn't clean? Using a single high pressure pump station, the BayWash G2's Dual Wash Towers apply Tunnel Clean Technology to process up to 20 cars per hour. This allows the G2 to deliver a quality of wash that will get your customers to try extra services and come back week after week.

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i5 Soft-Touch Hybrid Automatic

BayWash Tunnel Clean Technology means that the i5 Soft-Touch Hybrid In-Bay Automatic Car Wash must deliver the same level of cleaning performance as a our professional-grade conveyorized tunnel equipment — only on wheels. Anything less and your car wash won't be able to deliver a consistent wash day in and day out, and customers won't come back week after week.

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Elite Self Service

Elite Self Service System

Self-serve Has Gone Green!Less water. Less power. Less Chemicals.

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Dryers

Dryers

Standard or Exectutive Series dryers are offerd in a wide variety of configurations to fit your individualized car wash needs.

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Marketing

Data Access Network Systems (DAN)

The Data Access Network, or D.A.N., is a powerful network that will provide you with greater through-put, more ways to attract loyal customers and a more convenient method of keeping track of your money. D.A.N. comes preloaded with all of the software needed to achieve greater levels of productivity from your business, including the Microsoft XP Professional® Operating System.

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Financial Considerations

Section 179

Section179.info is a one stop portal for all your Section 179 questions. The site has been organized around the most common questions you’ll need answered to make an informed decision about upcoming equipment purchases. Here you’ll learn the details about the Section 179 provision of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This provision is specifically designed to encourage investment in depreciable business properties & equipments, and is one of the focal points of the Act aimed specifically at the small business taxpayer.

section179.info

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Funding Sources and Uses Example

Downloadable excel form

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Direct Capital Leasing

Direct Capital provides equipment leasing and financing, business cash advances, working capital, and other financial tools to help U.S. businesses prosper.

www.directcapital.com

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Coast Commercial Credit

Coast Commercial Credit specializes in Car Wash Finance, Franchise Finance and Small Business Finance. We are a national provider of business loans, equipment leases and lines of credit. Our team of business loan consultants with extensive expertise in creating custom financing packages to meet the financial needs of your business.

www.coastcc.com

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Carwash Tools

Feasibility

The following considerations represent only a few items that should be considered prior to getting into the business. Remember that each investor is unique and therefore possesses his/her own set of considerations. What applies to one investor may have little or no bearing on another.

Considering the Possibilities - Feasibility

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Water Softener Guide

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Car Wash Site Analysis

Please use our car wash site analysis tool to analyze your location. The form will score your location based on our scale of measure.

Car Wash Site Analysis

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Files

Excel Forms

This resource are various calculators built in excel to help you run your car wash. We have an energy cost calculator, a water softener calculator, a loan amortization calculator, and a recommended WS RO chart.

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Water Softener Guide

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Hydrospray Location Considerations

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Hydrospray Car Wash Location Analysis

Use this PDF to rate your car wash location.

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General Pump Maintenance Checklist

This is a form you can print and use as a checklist for maintaining your pumps.

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Nozzle Chart

You can use the following chart to help decide what type of nozzles you may need for your equipment.

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Adobe Acrobat Reader

In order to view some of the PDF files on this website you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Use the link below to download it.

get.adobe.com/reader/

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Editorials

The Road From There To Here

By: Karl Byrer

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Good Roots

By: Karl Byrer

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Preparation & Site Selection

The do's And Don'ts of picking a carwash location

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Plan to Succeed

By: Karl Byrer Educational

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